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Global Issues: Religious Freedom

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Are we free to believe in what we want? It is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance without government influence or intervention. It also includes the freedom to change one’s religion or belief.   Freedom…

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Global Issues: Prejudice

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Prejudice Did you know? ▪ The word “prejudice” comes from the Latin roots “prae” (in advance) and “judicum” (judgment), which essentially means to judge before. When we “pre-judge” someone, we make up our minds about who they are before we actually get to know them. Prejudices or “pre-judgments” are not based upon actual real-life interaction with…

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Game Library: Oddworld Abe’s Odyssee New ‘n’ Tasty !

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Oddworld Abe’s Odyssee New ‘n’ Tasty ! Minimum: Operation System: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i3-3220 (3.30GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Minimum Radeon HD 5770 / NVIDIA GTX 260 Storage: 10 GB available space Recommended: Operation System: Windows 7 (64 bit) Service Pack 1 / Windows 8 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Recommended Radeon HD 6850 / NVIDIA GTX 560 Storage: 10…

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Cultural Immersion: Bangkok (Thailand)

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Flag of Thailand ▪ Thailand  Located in the heart of mainland Southeast Asia, Thailand or Kingdom of Thailand encompasses diverse ecosystems, including the hilly forested areas of the northern frontier. The country has also many rare species of  trees, shrubs and plants. The country was primarily an agricultural country, however since 1960 an increasing number of people…

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Cultural Immersion: Johannesburg (South Africa)

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Flag of South Africa ▪ South Africa  Officially Republic of South Africa, the southernmost country on the African continent, renowned for the great natural beauty and cultural diversity, all of which have made the country a favoured destination for travelers since the legal ending of apartheid. Most of South Africa’s landscape is mad up of high,…

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Cultural Immersion: Reykjavik (Iceland)

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▪ The country: Iceland Iceland, an island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean is a land of bright colours contracts of climate, geography and culture. The country has mountainous  landscapes, black lava  fields, geomethermal pools, geysers  and thirty active volcanic. Icelander use  the nature benefits to energy, ninety percent of housing in Iceland is  heated…

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How to write a Composition

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▪ What is a composition type of text? According to the online Cambridge Dictionary It’s “ a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by a student”. Also known as a Review The main purpose of a review is describing, judging or even expressing a personal opinion about something based on what the writer knows or has experienced. Both Description and…

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Cultural Immersion: Vancouver (Canada)

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▪ The country: Canada Flag of Canada Canada is the second largest coutry in the world, but it has only one-half of one percent of the world’s population . From north to south it spans more than half the Northen Hemisphere, from  east  to West it stretches almost 7,560 kilometers across six times zones. Canada is…

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Cultural Immersion: Berlin (German)

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▪ The Country : Germany Flag of Germany Germany, officially Federal Republico of Germany, German Deutschland or Bundesrespublik Deutschland is one of the largest countries on Europe. Germany encompasses a wide variety of landscapes, the tall, sheer mountains of the south, the sandy, rolling plains of the North, the forested hills of the urbanized west and…

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Cultural Immersion: Seoul (South Korea)

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▪ The country (South Korea) Flag of South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea is a country in eastern Asia that occupies the southern parto f the Korean peninsula, wich is located between the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in east, the Yellow Sea in West and the Korea Strait. The country also shares …